Chute attachment.



F. M. SCHMIDT.

CHUTE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23. 1913.

1,164,124, Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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FREDERICK M. SCHMIDT, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

, CHUTE ATTACHMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK M. SCHMIDT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ChuteAttachments,- of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved chute and more particularly to aprotector attachment therefor.

The primary object of the invention contemplates the provision of anattachment for coal chutes or conveyers wherein the coal acted upon isretained within the chute proper and prevented from fallingover thesides thereof during its conveyance, the attachment serving as a guideand forming a discharge mouth through which the coal is discharged intothe window, door or the opening as the case may be.

A further object of theinvention resides in the provision of a coalchute attachment which is capable of both lateral and longitudinaladjustment so as to permit operation in various positions upon aninclined or converged chute, the body or back of the protectorattachment being disposed for Yengagement with the sides of the chute toform a support for the said attachment when in a vertical or operativeposition.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as areillustrated in the preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings,described in the following specification, and then more particularlypointed out in the claims which are appended hereto. I

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a coal chute, with an attachmentcomprising my invention employed in connection therewith; Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view of the device as illustrated in Fig. 1; Fig.3 is a top plan View of the device with the guide strips removed and theprotector swung in an inoperative position; Fig. l is a view similar toFig. 3 showing the applicationof the protector attached to a chute ofslightly different construction; and Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view onthe line 55of Fig. 4t.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patentefl De 14 1915 Application filedSeptember 23, 1913.

Serial No. 791,395.

Before proceeding with the description of the drawings, I desire to callparticular at tention to the fact that while I have evolved my lnventionwith particular reference to its application in connection with coalchutes, the same may be readily utilized in connection with chutes,conveyers, troughs, etc., adapted for the conveyance of various otherarticles, goods or merchandise.

Referring now to the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferredembodiment of my lnvention the numeral 1 designates the base or bottomof an ordinary coal chute in connection with which the attachmentcomprising my invention is employed, the said bottom having the usualsides 2 secured in any suitable manner thereto.

Intermediate the ends of the chute, which will be hereinafter designatedin its entirety by the numeral 1, the attachment is secured, the saidattachment comprising a body portion 3 the lower outer edges of whichare cut or shaped to form shoulders 4, which when the said body is swunginto an operative or vertical position serve as a support therefor, theshoulders engaging the upper edges of the sides 2 of the chute.Extensions 5 are formed, one upon each of the sections of which saidbody 8 is composed, the eX- tensions being pivotally secured toextensions 6 of an attaching or clamp member 7 through the medium of apin or bolt 8 and nut 9. Ears 10 are formed integrally with the clampsection 7 of the clamp, said ears being adjustably fastened by means ofa bolt 11 and nut 12 preferably arranged to fit beneath the base of thechute 1 as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 5 of the drawings. To limitthe clamp 7 againstmovement independent of the chute 1, extensions 13are formed integrally with and upon the extremities of the sections 7 ofwhich the clamp is composed,.said extensions 13 overlapping the sides 2of the chute and maintaining the clamp immovable when locked or fastenedby the manipulation of the nut 12.

When it is desired that the protector should be enlarged or adjustedlaterally, the sections of which the body 3 is composed are spread, apin 14; serving as a pivot for the said two sections as well as afastening element to tightly secure the said two sections together. Anarcuate slot 15 is formed within one of the sections through which a pin16 extends, the latter being stationary with respect to one of thesections and maintained in an adjusted position by means of a nut 17threaded thereon.

By the provision of the extensions 5 of the body 3 it will be seen thatan opening or discharge mouth is formed through which the coal whenacted upon is free to pass. To prevent spilling of the coal over thesides 2 of the chute, guide strips 18 are provided, the said stripsbeing preferably composed of canvas or other flexible material andsupported by means of bars'19 extending at an angle from a point 20 atthe top of the protector 3 to a point 21 where they are secured to thesides 2 of the chute, thereby forming walls or guide strips on theprotector to retain the coal within the chute and guide the same to theopening or discharge mouth provided therefor.-

As a support for the chute when in an operative position, I provide aclamp, designated in itsentirety by the numeral 22, the said clamp beingsecured to and adjustably fastened to the chute l, in much the samemanner as the clamp 7 above mentioned, the extensions 23 however, of thelatter clamp being disposed for engagement With the sill of the windowor opening through which the coal is discharged to serve as a supportfor the chute and prevent the sliding of the latter through the saidopening during operation.

From the above, taken in connection with the acconipanying drawings itwill be seen that the clamp 7 may be adjusted longitudinally throughoutthe length of the chute 1, thereby permitting longitudinal adjustment ofthe protector attachment; that by con structing the protector of twoindependent sections, one of which is provided with an arcuate slot 15,lateral adjustment of the said protector is permitted; and that whenunused, the guide strips 18 and bar 19 may be removed and the protectorswung parallel with the chute l and in an inoperative position, thesides of the protector overlapping the sides of the chute to permitcompact folding of the former upon the latter.

It will be understood that the above description and the accompanyingdrawings comprehend onl the general and preferred embodiment of myinvention and that various minor changes in the details of construction,proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made within the scope ofthe appended claims and without sacrificing any of the advantages of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters latent is:

1. A protector attachment for chutes including an adjustable clampmember, a protector body comprising a pair of independent sections, oneof said sections having an arcuate slot formed therein, a pin carried bythe other of said sections adapted to extend transversely through thesaid slot for adjustably fastening the said two sections together, andmeans for detachably connecting the said protector to the said clampmember as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A protector attachment for chutes including an adjustable clampmember comprising a pair of independent clamp sections extensions formedupon each of the said clamp sections adapted to overlap the respectivesides of the chute, means for attaching the said two clamp sections tomaintain thesaid clamp in adjusted position upon the said chute, aprotector comprising a pair of sections one of which is provided with anarcuate slot, means carried by the other of said sections, adapted toextend through the said slot to adjustably fasten the said two sectionstogether, and means for pivotally and detachably connecting the saidprotector to the said clamp as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A protector attachment for chutes including a laterally andlongitudinally adjustable clamp member, said member comprising a pair ofduplicate clamp sections, extensions formed integrally with each of saidsections, the said extensions adapted to overlap the respective sides ofthe chute, means for adjustably fastening the said clamp sectionstogether, a protector comprising a body portion composed of a pair ofindependent sections, an extension formed integrally with and at theside of each of the said sections, means for attaching the saidextensions to the said clamp, the said extensions adapted to straddlethe chute, and shoulders formed upon the said protector adapted toengage the sides of the chute to maintain the protector in ver ticalposition, as and for'the purpose set forth.

4. A protector attachment for chutes including a longitudinally andlaterally adjustable clamp member, a protector comprising a body portioncomposed of two independent pivotally connected sections, one of thesaid sections having an arcuate slot formed therein, a pin carried bythe other of said sections adapted to be adjusted within the said slotto maintain the said protector in an adjustable position, extensionsformed, one upon each of the said sections, the said extensions beingpivotally connected to the said clamp member, shoulders formed upon thesaid protector adapted to engage the respective sides of the chute tomaintain the former in vertical position, and guide strips carried bythe said protector and connected to the said chute, as and for thepurpose set forth.

5. A protector attachment for chutes including a clamp member composedof a pair of independent clamp sections, an extension formed integrallywith each of said sections adapted to overlap the respective sides ofthe chute, means carried by the said sections for laterally adjustingthe clamp, a protector comprising a pair of independent pivotallyconnected sections, one of said sections having an arcuate slot formedtherein, a pin carried by the other of said sections adapted to WorkWithin the said slot to maintain said sections in adjustable position,extensions formed one upon each of the said sections, disposed tostraddle the chute, the said extension being pivotally connected to thesaid clamp member, diagonal bars connecting the said protector with thesaid chute, guide strips suspended from the said bars, and meansincluding shoulders formed, one upon each of the said protector sectionsto maintain the latter in vertical position, as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.FREDERICK M. SCHMIDT. Witnesses:

Mrs. F. M. SCHMIDT, EDWARD VICKERY.

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